[Jessica Boucher]

Originally Posted by Tyler Olds

Mainly because teams play a differant ammount of matches at each regional

But you said it yourself, losing one match is losing one match at any regional, no matter how many rounds they play. I do see where things could be more varied as the number of total matches increases, but that won't affect the top 8.

and because of the random alliances, you could have 10 teams being undefeated or you may find regionals where no teams are

This is something I've also thought about. I've always been of the thought that to seed well (Im not saying to play well, or to do well at a regional, but to SEED well), you must be able to win the match on your own. Don't get me wrong, I love the alliance aspect. But with so many random alliances in a regional, to seed well you must be able to prepare for that match when your alliance is a dead hunk of metal and wiring.